The call
extended
The answer
given
Obediently
I go
from a life
past lived
to one anew
Learning,
growing,
fellowship
sweet
Faith blossoms
with Him
as my Lord
and me
as His child
(c) May 24, 2011
May 11, 2012
Room for Jesus
There was no room
No place
Not for His mother Mary
Nor His stepdad Joseph
Not for Himself
The Christ Child
Infant Holy
There was no room
No place
Foxes had holes
Birds had nests
But for the Son of Man
There was no place
to dwell and rest
He had the whole world
and has it still
For He, God Almighty
formed it from nothing
Our Creator is He
But there is no room
No place
The Call extended
to you and you and you
to become like Christ
There is no room
No place
No home on earth
to call his own
We, His followers
To Go Forth
to be His witnesses
to everyone
and everywhere --
within our community
our city or state
or another more distant
with cultures beyond our own
To Seek
the poor,
the sorrowful,
the weak,
the hungry,
the thirsty,
the lame,
the blind,
the disillusioned and misguided
to show all
the way
to Him, Our Eternal Savior.
There is no room
There is no place
Except within our hearts
It is our choice
to invite Him, The Holy Spirit,
into our hearts
a place to abide
to dwell and rest
a place to call home
a place of life
There was no room
There was no place
But there can be ...
When you accept God's call
When you give your heart to Him
Won't you give Him room
a place
to be Lord of your life?
(c) June 13, 2011
Who in the world ...?
The world changed
when
Adam and Eve
no longer
followed God
when
Adam and Eve
listened
to the voice of a serpent
when
Adam and Eve
reasoned
God did not know All
when
Adam and Eve
sinned.
As the world changed
the people
followed
their own desires and interests
the people
listened
to their peers
the people
reasoned
they could find a way out of the chaos
the people's
choice
was to sin.
The world changes still
good and bad
ugly and sweet
poor and rich
life and death
Who owns the world
Who causes its problems
Who will destroy it
Who?!
Who are you
You, who live in the world
Are you of the world
Do you too follow
the voice
of error
Or have you
heard
the still small voice
of God
amid your pain
and sorrow
Have you turned away
from the world
and what it represents
Have you turned to
the One Way
the Only Way
to
redemption
salvation
completeness
Have you turned to
God
through His Son,
Jesus Christ?
(c) June 29, 2011
It is God's gift
It is God's gift
of grace
that found us
and through the
shed blood of
His Son,
gave us new life.
It is God's gift
of grace
that brings us,
His followers,
into fellowship
sweet,
a source of
incomparable joy
and strength.
It is God's gift
of grace
in the midst of
sorrow
wherever we are
to gather
gaining
nourishment
for the weariness
that seeks to
overcome us.
It is God's gift
of grace
that destroys
the tall gangling
weed
or short stubby
one
and replaces it
with
roses and lilies.
It is God's gift
of grace
His very love
that encircles us
renews us
enhances us
in the home
in a letter
in a phone call
in a prayer
in a Bible Study
in the workplace
in the food court
in fun and games
in community
worship.
It is God's gift
of grace
that reminds us
without Him
there is nothing,
we are nothing,
But
with Him
All things are
possible.
It is God's gift of
grace
that binds us --
our compassion,
our kindness,
our humility,
our gentleness,
our patience,
our forbearance,
our forgiveness,
our love for the
Lord --
together as One.
What is Love? ... God
Speech
becomes
meaningless,
obnoxious,
without thought,
noisy like a
clanging bell.
Predictions
foretold
of a future time
Fortune tellers
they are -
past
and present -
for personal gain.
Feed
clothe
fund
the poor
the less
advantaged.
Do it all
But,
without God,
without Love,
you and I gain
nothing
we are of
no value.
Love Is God
It is
more than what may
unfold between man and woman
more than
friendship
more, much more.
Love Is
God's gift of His
Son, The Christ, to mankind
Love Is
patient
... kind
Love
seeks after the
truth
.... rejoices in
the truth
Love
builds up another,
... encourages
Love Is
... Unselfish
... Unending
... Unfailing
... Undeserved
... and without
thought of return.
Love Believes
Love Hopes
Love Endures
What is love?
God.
(c) July 19, 2011
a new day will rise
a new day rises
the earth is
freshened
with rains from
above
the darkness of
the preceding day
retains its hold
but God sees all.
To and fro
He goes as we go
and as our gaze
settles on Him
and Him alone
-- not darting or
questioning or
taking too quick
action --
another day will
rise
tomorrow perhaps
or the next.
the darkness
will not keep us
secluded and
fearful.
Our God
who sees
all
and knows
all
our comings and
goings
will show us
what He knew
in the beginning.
We see oh so dimly
now
as in a mirror
fogged over.
Another new day
will rise
the darkness will
fade
We will be in the
Light
and it will be
good.
(c) July 22, 2011
Jesus Is The Way
It is not the
Christian religion we follow,
but Jesus Christ
Himself.
It is not the way
to God
but the way of God
that is our
salvation.
It is called Grace
It is called Love
and it brings
Hope.
(c) July 28, 2011
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